Saturday's Horses - Maddie & Pete - Neighbors Satine and Pistol + 'Round The Farm

[George McGovern]

Last edited Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:09 PM - Edit history (1)

Our neighbor Grace brought her other mare over. Her name is Pistol.
She's on the right.

Satine looking at camera.

Satine by herself.


Maddie and Pete ~
They were grazing. Suddenly Maddie raised her head and looked right at me.

She dropped her head, ate some more.

Then looked at me again. As if she knew she on camera.


Eating dinner.



Shadow likes to harass the horses. We don't like her to. She has
a bark collar which helps.
The other morning she got Pete teed off.


But usually they ignore THAT DOG.

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Around The Farm ~
The previous owners planted flowers and we're glad they did.

This Common Bugloss produces dense clusters of small, five-petaled
flowers that are typically dark purple-blue with a white center.


Black-eyed Susans


Clematis Vine

Same vine, different angle.


Orange Day Lily

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Finally she rests.

Barn has inside lights.


She created a walkway to the barn —

and through to the other side.

Their first time in the barn together. It's why Laurie built her barn.

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Thank You for stopping by. Bye for now.

[Walleye]

1. Wonderful photos, love the flowers. Beautiful horses thank you

[George McGovern]

9. Thanks so much Walleye - You're most welcome.

[CousinIT]

2. I love all of it.

The horses are beautiful. (bad Shadow, harassing the horses!)
The flowers are lovely.
In the recliner with the Mountain Dew - so relaxing!
That is a great barn! Very nice.

[George McGovern]

10. Thank You CousinIT (Love your username!) for your kind reply.

[Deuxcents]

3. It's all coming together beautifully..the pastures, the barn, and a few surprises, like pretty flowers

Laurie looks like that time out was much needed. Maybe for a special birthday or other occasion, a nice massage would be gift she would like…careful, tho..one could possibly get used to them!

[George McGovern]

11. Thank You Deuxcents! Things are coming together.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Everything is looking fine! Glad Laurie is seen taking a rest!

The night shots are really nice.

Funny about clematis…. I love it and tried to grow some here on a trellis. Our previous Lab, Molly, kept digging it up and I finally had to give up on it! She was such a good dog and never dug any holes or dug up any plants, but for some reason she couldn’t leave the clematis vine alone. Weird!

[George McGovern]

12. Glad you like the night shots! I thought the barn looked neat lit up. Clematis -

It was weird what Molly did. I'd never seen any until we moved here. We're fortunate that the old owners planted as much as they did.

[SheltieLover]

5. I'm so glad Satine has a horse buddy now!

Love seeing these magnificent creatures! Ty for sharing.

Shadow should be careful harassing the horses! Perhaps frustrated she can't herd them?

Glad Lori took a break!

The barn is amazing!

[George McGovern]

13. Yes! Our neighbor's been keeping the girls in-pen until Pistol gets used to being here.

Once they get out in pasture I'll take more pix.

Shadow should be more careful. Not long ago she was wearing her anti-bark collar when she charged Maddie from behind her. Maddie lashed out with a swift kick. Both Laurie and I heard a "clack" of impact and decided Maddie's hoof conneected with the bark collars casing. Whew - close call.

You make a good point about herding, which seems instinctual to Shadow. She'd make a great herding dog if only she would guide the horses where we want them to go!

TY SheltieLover!

[SheltieLover]

14. Omg! Shadow could've been badly hurt!

Please keep her away from the horses? 🙏

[10 Turtle Day]

6. Beautiful horse, flowers, and barn!

It’s evident that much thought and work was involved in that barn. Well done! I have a similar purple clematis and I get so many comments on it. Really a prolific and beautiful flower.

Can you please explain the purpose of the face covering on Maddie? I love horses, they’re such gorgeous animals, but don’t know much about them. Thanks.

[George McGovern]

15. First time Laurie slipped one of those on a horse I wondered what the heck she was doing.

Maddie's wearing a fly mask, which keeps flies from her nose, her eyes, etc. The mask also protects against sunburn. I'm glad you asked.

Pete, on the other hand (hoof), doesn't like fly masks. Laurie figures the material makes his skin itch, because every time she puts one on him, he rubs against a fence post until the mask slips off. So he goes maskless.

We love the clematis, really pretty. Thank You for your kind comments. I don't
recall your username; if this is your first time joining us, Welcome!
We're here every Saturday morning.

Thank You! If you've seen our posts before, well then Welcome Back!

[10 Turtle Day]

21. I usually check out your horse photos but don't post much.

Thank you for the welcome!

[George McGovern]

22. Good Deal and Good Morning. Your welcome is welcomed.

Besides horses we care for a cat and a dog. On Monday mornings we publish
a post called KCChronicles, about our KittyCat. Here's the link to his most recent episode: https://democraticunderground.com/1036165226

And on Fridays our dog Shadow relates her Shadow Tails:
https://democraticunderground.com/1036165417

Wednesday mornings show sunrises and sunsets in a post called Wednesday's Twilights.

Thanks for your interest 10 Turtle Day - love your username!

[10 Turtle Day]

23. Thank you for the links.

I don’t know how I’ve been missing these. I love animals. I have a couple of cats myself.

I used to walk across a river bridge on my commute to work and back and would always look down from the bridge to see whatever water fowl were around and turtles on the logs in the river below. It was my daily pause and mental refresher in the grind of the work week. I began equating the number of turtles with the quality of my day, even though there was absolutely no correlation. Still, counting 10 turtles became synonymous with a very good day.

[LoisB]

7. The horses are such magnificent animals. The barn is really looking good. I'm

glad Laurie got some much deserved rest.

PS - Shadow is innocent; please tell Pete to leave her alone

[George McGovern]

16. Thank You Lois! Y'know to a great degree I agree with you. I think she thinks the horses need "direction".

Guidance - whether it be showing them where to go, when to stay, even how to eat their hay out of the hay bag. I'm glad you're on her side.

[LoisB]

18. LOL! She is "helping".

[George McGovern]

19. She surely is! Shadow's [i]such[/i] a good attendant! And Aims To Please.

[LoisB]

20. Tell her I am her #1 non-familial fan. Such a beauty.

[LoisB]

8. The flowers are beautiful.

[George McGovern]

17. They are. We're fortunate the former owners planted so many. Thanks.